"You... you see, I'm also a mber of your group, right? And now, outside I'm a big star. If I died or caused a scandal, it would affect your reputation too, wouldn't it? And if it was because of my personal life that problems arose, then as my teammate, you'd also be suspected and get dragged into a scandal too!"
Shen Mochen recovered quickly after his initial shock and quickly seized upon the key point, adopting a posture that suggested they were in it together.
Liu Chaoyan seed to have anticipated that Shen Mochen would say this. She put down her book and sighed gently, "You have a point. If you fell into scandal because of a chaotic personal life, I would also be affected. Alright, what do you want to do for you?"
Shen Mochen let out a long sigh of relief, "Give so advice. You're so clever; you must be able to think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no way, unless I knew mind control. You want them to happily and peaceably beco part of your harem, that's just an impossible task," Liu Chaoyan spread her hands, "But since they can't be compatible, they can still be counterbalanced."
"Your words... they seem quite cryptic."
Shen Mochen seed to vaguely understand sothing.
"Politics is like this. As a leader, if you can't make all forces completely submit to you, then you need to guide the various ambitious parties, letting them stand against and attack each other, and you can thus act as the arbitrator, shifting the focus of conflict between allies and enemies, achieving a balance."
"Are you saying to make Muxue confront Kajiena?" Shen Mochen smacked his lips, "But the problem is, Muxue probably can't win."
Catherine's presence, that status, it wasn't sothing ordinary people could withstand, particularly not soone like Han Muxue, who was fierce on the outside but frail inside.
"If one can't win, then have two people," Liu Chaoyan suggested.
Shen Mochen was both surprised and delighted, "Are you saying you're going to..."
Liu Chaoyan responded seriously, "Mr. Shen, please have so self-respect. I am a married woman."
"Then you an to say..."
"With the character you were known for before, how could you have taken such a bold step at the Alexandrov Family's party?"
"Because..."
Shen Mochen paused, there were many reasons, but the core one was that he had broken up with Xia Qingrou and didn't want to lose Catherine again.
"You were able to pull off such a feat because, at that ti, you had broken up with Xia Qingrou. But what if you hadn't broken up? What if Xia Qingrou hadn't dumped you, would you then have gone to that vineyard? If Xia Qingrou hadn't encouraged you at the last mont, would you have had the courage to face the storm that might co?"
Liu Chaoyan further reminded him softly.
"...I understand." Shen Mochen said.
Catherine's real competition was Xia Qingrou; she had known it from the start. And she was also clear that if it weren't for Xia Qingrou leaving Shen Mochen, there wouldn't have been a story between him and her.
Perhaps Xia Qingrou, a true social phobic, couldn't withstand Catherine's presence, but Han Muxue might seem fierce on the outside and soft on the inside, yet when her close friend was in danger, she could still toughen up.
Hmm, just handle these two before Catherine's return, let Xia Qingrou play the Tank, Han Muxue the Damage Dealer, and they were all set for battle with Catherine!
But this thod was like trying to bell the cat. If Shen Mochen could easily handle them both, he wouldn't still be so troubled!
"So what should I..."
"That's your problem, isn't it? Better to rely on yourself than on others," Liu Chaoyan said with a smile.
Shen Mochen scratched his head and prepared to stand up and leave.
Then he suddenly rembered sothing, "I've been noticing that lately..."
Ever since the day Han Muxue's legs had recovered, Liu Chaoyan had stopped 'practicing kissing' with Shen Mochen.
"She had such a hard life before; she deserves so good tis. I'm not a devil, you know." Liu Chaoyan gently touched her lips and smiled, "What, Mr. Shen, are you offering to teach now?"
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Shen Mochen beat a hasty retreat.
"Hmm, things are going to get interesting."
Liu Chaoyan's eyelids drooped.
...
In the woods, the moonlight filtered through the trees, casting a gentle glow.
Han Muxue stood in the moonlight, softly humming a touching ballad.
In front of her was just one audience mber, who was squinting and smiling, quietly enjoying the performance.
At that mont, Han Muxue truly resembled a beautiful sprite, even her singing voice sounded delightful. The water flowing over pebbles, the cicadas, and frogs all perford as nature's orchestra.
"So nice!"
After the song ended, Shen Mochen embraced the sprite-like figure.
Han Muxue snuggled in the arms of her beloved and pouted, "What are you doing, you lecher? I was singing, how could you... start having those bad thoughts?"
"Who told you to be so charming when you sing..."
Half an hour later.
"Um, I have a serious matter to discuss with you," Shen Mochen said, holding Han Muxue by the waist.
"What is it? You look so serious."
"Muxue, do you still rember my ex-girlfriend?"
Han Muxue was caught off guard and her previously happy mood instantly vanished, she asked incredulously, "Which ex-girlfriend are you talking about?"
"The one from Romany."
"The... noble lady?"
"Yes, that's the one!"
Han Muxue twisted Shen Mochen's leg hard, angrily, "Why on earth are you bringing her up?"
"She's coming back from Romany."
"What does that have to do with you?"
Shen Mochen looked troubled, "You know, she has always held feelings for ..."
Han Muxue grabbed the collar of Shen Mochen's shirt and glared fiercely, "I don't know and I don't want to know. Why are you suddenly bringing this up to , thinking of cheating?"
Shen Mochen protested with an aggrieved expression, "There's sothing wrong with what you said... I always wanted to start a harem, it's just you would not allow it..."
"You still have the nerve to argue!" Han Muxue was fuming and felt like biting him to death at that mont, "No sane person would agree to that!"
"Cough, let's not discuss this for now. I wanted to talk to you about Kajiena..."
"You're not content with Xia Qingrou, and now you want to add her to your harem too?"
Damn, it was a trap! Han Muxue regretted it internally; Shen Mochen, that scum, had co prepared!
But to her surprise, Shen Mochen denied it righteously at that mont: "What kind of person do you take for? Am I that flippant?"
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